NJ doctors who dump medical waste may lose licenses

10:35 AM,
Nov. 20, 2012

Maryann Resnik of the Deauville Bay and Beach Association examines whats left of the trash including some medical waste on the beach in Brick, N.J. A new state law targets the licenses of doctors who illegally dump medical waste. A separate measure, also enacted Monday, Nov. 19, 2012, prohibits health care institutions from discharging unused prescription medication into sewer or septic systems. Gov. Chris Christie signed both measures Monday. (Gannett, Tim McCarthy/(Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier-Post/File)

Written by

JIM WALSH
(Cherry Hill, N.J.) Courier-Post

The licenses of doctors who illegally dump medical waste in New Jersey are targeted under a New Jersey law that went into effect Monday.

A separate measure, also signed by New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie on Monday, prohibits health care institutions from discharging unused prescription medication into sewer or septic systems.

The measure sponsored by Assemblyman Louis Greenwald, a Democrat from Voorhees, N.J., threatens the licenses of medical professionals and waste-handling firms found guilty of violating the state's anti-dumping laws. ...